For months after the Jan. 6, 2021, rampage at the Capitol, the damaged window of Mitch McConnell’s office was left unrepaired, a graphic reminder of the moment when one of the rioters bashed the fortified glass with a flagpole. McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who was the Senate majority leader at...
New Vehicles, Face Paint and a 1,200-Foot Fall: The US Army Prepares for War With China
MAUNA LOA, Hawaii — Early one morning this month, 864 Army paratroopers bundled into C-17 transport planes at a base in Alaska and took off for a Great Power War exercise between three volcanic mountains on Hawaii’s Big Island. Only 492 made it. Some of the C-17s had trouble with...
Where Has All the Rain Gone? Bone-Dry October Strikes Much of US
A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River. More than 100 different long-term weather stations in 26 states, including Alaska, are having their driest October on record, through Sunday, according...
Undecided Voters Tell Us About Their Biggest Worries
Until President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection, a large share of voters were unhappy with their choices for president. Today, the electorate as a whole is happier, but the uncommitted voters are still not, according to recent polling by The New York Times and Siena College in Arizona,...
Israeli Strikes in Northern Gaza Kill at Least 88, Officials Say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Two Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least 88 people, including dozens of women and children, health officials said, and the director of a hospital said life-threatening injuries were going untreated because a weekend raid by Israeli forces led to...
Teri Garr, the Offbeat Comic Actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Has Died
LOS ANGELES — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has died. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis "surrounded by family and friends," said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled...
Care for a Sweet Treat During Mexico’s Day of the Dead? Have a Bite of ‘Pan de Muerto’
MEXICO CITY — The first bite is an assault to the senses. A sugary, citric, fluffy delight. "Pan de muerto" or "bread of the dead" is baked in Mexico every year, from early October to mid-November, amid Day of the Dead celebrations. Shaped like a bun, decorated with bone-like bread...
Supreme Court Rejects Push to Remove RFK Jr. From Ballot in Two Swing States
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ballot in two battleground states. Kennedy wanted to get off the ballot in Wisconsin and Michigan after dropping his independent bid and endorsing Republican Donald Trump in the tight contest....
Will California Riders Embrace Electric Motorcycles? Proposed Rules Require It
At New Century Motorcycles in Alhambra, a handful of electric motorcycles are relegated to the back of the store, tucked behind the dirt bikes. The store sells one a month, at most, a salesperson said. Motorcyclists have long loved their noisy, gas-powered machines that allow them to ride long distances...
CNN Bars Pro-Trump Guest After His ‘Beeper’ Remark to Mehdi Hasan
CNN barred a conservative commentator from its programs after he made on-air remarks Monday that seemed to imply that another guest, pundit Mehdi Hasan, was a member of Hezbollah. The commentator, Ryan James Girdusky, had appeared regularly on CNN as a pro-Trump voice in recent weeks. His comment was made...